Dirty Deeds Metal Detecting The start of it all!

 Hello Friends, 

I am Deeds K, I have been an avid metal detectorist, for about 10 years now. What started as a lost wedding band of my father in law began a passion for history, relics and research.  I fell in love with the people's history, and wanted to know more about the People that founded the beautiful Country of Canada that I reside in.  I have always loved history even as a little girl I fell in love with World War history, and had personal ties with some of that history, which made the interest peak that just a little more. 

 When my father in law lost is wedding band 15 years ago, my first glimpse at the world of metal detecting was when my Grandpa in Law, took out his oldie goldie machine and went searching with no avail.  The ring laid in the ground for another 13 years before I found it last year, with my Garrett AT Max machine.  I had searched for that ring since 2010, when I got my first Tecknetics 4000i, although a great machine it really struggled in the big iron patches that I was hunting.  I dug so much iron my first year out and only got 1 coin my entire first year. I was determined to find that ring, that had been lost cleaning out the rock trap of the combine.  I began to dig other fields on our farms and just found more iron, and horse shoes and the plenty of scrap, I made some good money scrapping the junk I found. I was getting pretty down that I had still not found the ring. In 2019 was when I got my Garrett machine, and it was a game changer, 2019-2020 year I found over 30 coins 3 silvers, and plenty of coppers, 3 american coins all dating from 1818-1917.  Last year was when I had the best palm drop of my life, when I found that 10k gold wedding band. It was thought it would never be found again, I told them I would find it. I did. Best feeling ever to see that shiny gold come out of the ground. 

That takes me to 2021, 2020 although a crazy year for us all, was still able to get out on the fields and continue to metal detecting.  2020 also gave me the time to learn how to research my finds, the people that once lived, worked, play and died in these fields.  I have about 7, 1800's homesites all with in a mile of each other, and I rotate around with the crops that dictates which fields I can detect.  In the summer when all the fields are up I have about 5 weeks where I can't be on the fields, it is then that I hit creeks, and parks, although I am super new at going to public places with my detector.  I am an addict and that addiction won't be ending to soon.   

In 2019 I began to start filming my finds, and actively researching not only the finds but the people who once live on the property. 150+ years ago. I wanted to share my metal detecting journey but also the story behind these finds.  Most of the farms that I detect are Scottish Land claims, many were given to Loyalists who served in the British Army as part of their payment for their service to the crown.  I have found 4 military buttons all British, to prove that this was likely fact.  Each of these family's have tails of great loss and tragedy, and but also great and beautiful triumphs.  I hope to share some of these stories of the pioneers here on this blog.  

Where did the Name Dirty Deeds metal detecting come from??  Well, My Name for one; If you have ever been detecting or walking through a muddy field and then wipe out, you will understand where my name came from, it has NOTHING to do with the song "DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP"by ACDC. I was trying to come up with a catchy name, and this one stuck.   I have since started on Instagram as well, and i am loving this fantastic community. I also have a Facebook Page for Dirty Deeds Metal Detecting.   As Spring 2021 comes slowly in to view I so look forward to sharing my hunts, but also some of my own history, and tips and tricks for doing your own research for family tree's but also information gathering.   I hope that you will follow my Newest Blog.  Blessings!  

~Deeds 

  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs4ZIEWBmBQ6zOuxWF5ukMg and Also on Instagram @dirtydeedsmetaldetecting